Development of creativity as a basic task of the modern educational system

AbstractLast few decades around the world, particularly in developed countries, great attention is paid to studying the phenomenon of creativity. These interests are not random but are the result of scientific-technological revolution, which clearly shows that great and creative minds take credits for the overall progress in all spheres of life and that investing in the development of creativity is very important. On the other hand, we face the intense socio-economic crisis which further emphasizes the need for universal social progress based on private initiatives.This situation entails active searching for possibilities of change within the educational system, which will put the development of creativity of the student in the first place against multitude of unnecessary memory of facts and information that is common today. In this sense, the ultimate goal of modern educational system should be the development of independent, free, tolerant and creative young people that would satisfy their needs, but also the needs of modern society in which creativity is the basis for development